PN 3006 COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ The nurse recognizes that the client, based on the imbalance that
is present, will require fluid replacement with isotonic solution.
Which of the following is one of the isotonic solutions that may be
ordered by the physician?
Select one:
a. 0.45% saline
b. Lactated Ringer's
c. 5% dextrose in normal saline
d. 5% dextrose in lactated Ringer's
Answer: Lactated Ringer's
◉ he single best indicator of a client's fluid status is the nurse's
assessment of which one of the following?
Select one:
a. The client's skin turgor
b. The client's intake and output
,c. The client's serum electrolyte levels
d. The client's daily body weight
Answer: The client's daily body weight
◉ Out of all of the following clients, the nurse recognizes that which
one is most at risk for a fluid volume deficit?
Select one:
a .A 6-month-old learning to drink from a cup
b. A 12-year-old who is moderately active in 27°C weather
c. A 42-year-old with severe diarrhea
d. A 90-year-old with frequent headaches
Answer: A 42-year-old with severe diarrhea
◉ Which of the following is an unexpected value that the nurse, in
reviewing the results of the client's blood work, should report to the
physician?
Select one:
a. Calcium, 1.9 mmol/L
b. Sodium, 140 mmol/L
c. Potassium, 3.5 mmol/L
, d. Magnesium, 1.8 mmol/L
Answer: Calcium, 1.9 mmol/L
◉ When a client's serum sodium level is 120 mmol/L, the priority
nursing assessment is to monitor the status of which of the following
body systems?
Select one:
a. Neurological
b. Gastrointestinal
c. Pulmonary
d. Hepatic
Answer: Neurological
◉ A client experiences a loss of intracellular fluid. The nurse
anticipates that which of the following IV therapies will be used to
replace this type of fluid loss?
Select one:
a. 0.45% normal saline (NS)
b. 10% dextrose
c. 5% dextrose in lactated Ringer's
d. Dextrose 5% in 1/2 NS
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ The nurse recognizes that the client, based on the imbalance that
is present, will require fluid replacement with isotonic solution.
Which of the following is one of the isotonic solutions that may be
ordered by the physician?
Select one:
a. 0.45% saline
b. Lactated Ringer's
c. 5% dextrose in normal saline
d. 5% dextrose in lactated Ringer's
Answer: Lactated Ringer's
◉ he single best indicator of a client's fluid status is the nurse's
assessment of which one of the following?
Select one:
a. The client's skin turgor
b. The client's intake and output
,c. The client's serum electrolyte levels
d. The client's daily body weight
Answer: The client's daily body weight
◉ Out of all of the following clients, the nurse recognizes that which
one is most at risk for a fluid volume deficit?
Select one:
a .A 6-month-old learning to drink from a cup
b. A 12-year-old who is moderately active in 27°C weather
c. A 42-year-old with severe diarrhea
d. A 90-year-old with frequent headaches
Answer: A 42-year-old with severe diarrhea
◉ Which of the following is an unexpected value that the nurse, in
reviewing the results of the client's blood work, should report to the
physician?
Select one:
a. Calcium, 1.9 mmol/L
b. Sodium, 140 mmol/L
c. Potassium, 3.5 mmol/L
, d. Magnesium, 1.8 mmol/L
Answer: Calcium, 1.9 mmol/L
◉ When a client's serum sodium level is 120 mmol/L, the priority
nursing assessment is to monitor the status of which of the following
body systems?
Select one:
a. Neurological
b. Gastrointestinal
c. Pulmonary
d. Hepatic
Answer: Neurological
◉ A client experiences a loss of intracellular fluid. The nurse
anticipates that which of the following IV therapies will be used to
replace this type of fluid loss?
Select one:
a. 0.45% normal saline (NS)
b. 10% dextrose
c. 5% dextrose in lactated Ringer's
d. Dextrose 5% in 1/2 NS
